Jared Mott is the Senior Policy Analyst for the Mississippi River Basin Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Jared's primary responsibilities are policy education and outreach on issues affecting the Mississippi River Basin, particularly the upper Mississippi. He works closely with many Mississippi River stakeholders, as well as Congressional offices and administrative agencies, utilizing his extensive background in natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation.

Prior to coming to the Institute, Jared was the Policy Director for the Bull Moose Sportsmen's Alliance for five years, primarily working on conservation and public lands access issues. Prior to his time at Bull Moose, Jared worked for the National Wildlife Federation and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Jared majored in History and minored in Political Science at Millsaps College and also graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Jared can be reached at 202-464-4019 or jmott@nemw.org.

The House Appropriations Committee held 27 scheduled hearings over three days this week to further explore the President's FY2017 budget request. Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rodgers (R-KY) aims to begin marking up bills the week of March 14, as soon as the House of Representatives returns from a week-long district work period. House Speaker Paul Ryan has stated that he would like the full House to begin consideration of Appropriations bills in early April. Floor time could be lengthy for the bills, as Speaker Ryan is pushing for an open process and amendments could delay floor proceedings.

The Senate heard ten scheduled hearings with various departments and agencies.

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